Immigration Letter Project Task: You are going to write a letter as if you are a “new” immigrant. You are writing home to someone from your country. You can choose to be from: Italy, Greece, China, Poland, or Ireland. These are the details you need to include:
What was life like back in your home country that made you want to leave (push/pull factors)?
What was it like traveling by ship to America? (in steerage)
What was your experience traveling through Ellis Island (or Angel Island)?
What is your life like as an immigrant? Give details about benevolent societies.
Task: You are going to write a letter as if you are a “new” immigrant. You are writing home to someone from your country. You can choose to be from: Italy, Greece, China, Poland, or Ireland.
These are the details you need to include:
Immigrant Letter Examples